States look to cut power costs for telecom infra with Industrial Tariffs

In a shift towards treating telecom infrastructure under industrial electricity tariffs instead of commercial rates, state authorities have directed officials to examine extending lower power tariffs to the sector, according to discussions held at a recent State Broadband Committee (SBC) meeting.

The direction emerged from a meeting convened in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month, chaired by Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal, where issues related to telecom costs and infrastructure deployment were reviewed, as per official documents seen by Fe.